Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 12AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 872 | 730 | 438 | 923 | 941 | 806 | 657 | 543 | 558 | 684 | 754 | 849 | 696 | 724 | 572 | 624 | 911 | 1398 | 1728 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:36AM1.62m | 2:02PM1.76m | 2:17AM1.65m | 2:42PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:26PM0.45m | 7:36AM0.37m | 8:08PM0.41m | 8:18AM0.33m | 8:50PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 872 | 730 | 438 | 923 | 941 | 806 | 657 | 543 | 558 | 684 | 754 | 849 | 696 | 724 | 572 | 624 | 911 | 1398 | 1728 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | ESE 14 | SSW 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | ESE 13 | NE 4 | ESE 3 | N 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 39 | 231 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 55 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 53 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | NE 8 | ESE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | NE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 39 | 2 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 18 | 19 | 38 | 5 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 4 | N 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 10 | 31 | 56 | 71 | 83 | 113 | 99 | 61 | 70 | 119 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 67 | 247 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 145 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 5 |
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